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Yellow-throated marten recorded for first time in Kaziranga National Park

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  • June 3, 2026
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Yellow-throated marten recorded for first time in Kaziranga National Park

Guwahati: A small predator known to fight above its weight class has been recorded for the first time in the 1,302 sq km Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Assam Forest Department officials said Tuesday that a yellow-throated marten (Martes flavigula) was photographed recently during routine camera trapping by the Kaziranga Tiger Cell.

The sighting confirms the presence of this mesopredator in the park’s semi-evergreen forest patches.